Where did your interest in photography start?
"My mum gave me an Olympus OM10 when I was about 11 so I'd say from quite a young age I was used to seeing the world through a camera lens."
Tell us a bit about the inspiration behind your work and your artistic style.
"I'm mainly inspired by my own life and where I grew up, as well as people with struggles and passions to get somewhere in life. There are so many photographers who I love. Ed Templeton, Larry Clark, Ari Marcopoulos, Tobias Zielony, Perry Ogden, Jacob Holdt."
Whereabouts are you based and who are your clientele?
"I'm based in Manchester. I do most of my personal work in Manchester and commercial work in London. I've worked on projects for Adidas, Converse, Kickers, G Star, Y'oh Streetwear and had work published in VOGUE L'UOMO , Hero, Dust, Dazed & Confused, i-D."
What sort of projects are you working on at the moment, and what is the most memorable project you have worked on so far?
"I'm currently doing a lot of documentary work with young boxers in the north. It's an ongoing project but I'm hoping to have an exhibition early 2013. I only look forward so I'd have to say my current project with the boxers is my most memorable."
What do you think it is that makes your work stand out from other photography?
"I'd say the crossover of documentary and fashion photography keeps my work interesting. I personally don't like most fashion photography I see. I take inspiration from anything other than fashion when I'm preparing to shoot editorials."
Describe the best part of your job.
"The best part is being able to show people how I see the world. Another is the amount of inspirational people I get to meet on a daily basis."
What advice would you give to aspiring photographers?
"Do it for love, not money."
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This online interview is extremely helpful, though good questions the interviewer has found certain aspects that they want to know about the photographer and has been very successful in doing so.
A personal favourite answer was to the last question, I asked a very similar question at the end of my interview and I received a very similar response from all of the practitioners. Doing what one enjoys/ loves seemed to come up throughout all of the interviews, this is probably the best piece of advice that I have been given.
It is interesting to understand other photographers viewpoints and learn about how they do certain things, even in this interview I have learnt some more about a very inspirational photographer.
http://www.manchesterfashion.com/c/19/1013/in-focus-michael-mayren
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